Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport

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Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella
Main entrance
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.
ServesCórdoba
LocationCórdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Elevation AMSL489 m / 1,604 ft
Coordinates31°18′36″S 64°12′30″W / 31.31000°S 64.20833°W / -31.31000; -64.20833
WebsiteAeropuertos Argentina 2000
Map
COR is located in Argentina
COR
COR
Location of the airport in Argentina
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,200 10,498 Concrete
05/23 2,280 7,480 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers2.901.691 [2]
Sources: Argentinian AIP,[3] ORSNA[4]

Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Córdoba Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella, IATA: COR, ICAO: SACO), more commonly known as Pajas Blancas, is located 9 kilometres (5 nautical miles) north-northwest[3] of the center of Córdoba, the capital city of the Córdoba Province in Argentina. The airport covers an area of 1,020 ha (2,520 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A.[3][4]

Overview

Check-in area

Cordoba is Argentina's third-busiest airport, after Ministro Pistarini International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, both of which are located in Buenos Aires.[citation needed]

The airport had been a jetport for a long time, having received commercial jet aircraft services before, but it had been lacking the size to receive larger numbers of passengers until Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, a private company that operates several airports in Argentina, decided to give internal Argentine airports more money so that they could expand and lure more airlines. Up until that moment, the Taravella airport, which was named after an architect, only had one story and one terminal.

The construction of a second and third floor began in 2000, designed by prominent local architect Mario Roberto Álvarez; by 2002, it was finished and Aerolíneas Argentinas decided to make the Taravella airport a hub for domestic flights.

The airport is equipped with the necessary lights to have night air traffic, but pilots flying there, especially pilots of light aircraft, are recommended to look out for birds, as there is quite a substantial number of them[clarification needed] inhabiting the areas nearby.

From October 2010 to January 2012, Iberia operated a route to Madrid.[5] Air Europa commenced flights from Córdoba to Madrid via Asunción in December 2016.[6] American Airlines began service to Miami in June 2019.[7] The flight ended the following year.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Today, Córdoba Airport primarily serves only domestic and regional destinations across South America, though it does have flights to Central America and Europe, too.

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Aeroparque, Comodoro Rivadavia, El Calafate, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Punta Cana, Posadas, Resistencia, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Juan (AR), San Salvador de Jujuy, Trelew, Tucumán, Ushuaia
Seasonal: Florianópolis, Salvador da Bahia (begins 4 January 2025)[9]
Air EuropaMadrid
Copa AirlinesPanama City–Tocumen
FlybondiBuenos Aires–Aeroparque, Mendoza, Neuquén, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche
Seasonal charter: Maceió (begins 5 January 2025)[10]
Gol Linhas AéreasRio de Janeiro–Galeão
Seasonal: Florianópolis, São Paulo–Guarulhos
JetSmart ArgentinaBuenos Aires–Aeroparque, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche
LADEMendoza
LATAM ChileSantiago de Chile
LATAM PeruLima
Paranair Asunción
Sky Airline Seasonal: Florianópolis (begins 4 January 2025)[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Oakley, T. (November 1993). "Instrument and Observing Methods – Report No. 56". World Meteorological Organization. p. 14. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 - Aumento del 4.4 por ciento en el tráfico de pasajeros en 2013". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "SACO – CORDOBA / Ing. Aer. A. L. V. Taravella" (PDF) (in Spanish). AIP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba "Ing. Aeronáutico Ambrosio Taravella" – Pajas Blancas Archived 27 November 2012 at archive.today at Organismo Regulador del Sistema Nacional de Aeropuertos (ORSNA)
  5. ^ "Córdoba, sin vuelos intercontinentales". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 13 January 2012. ProQuest 915685177.
  6. ^ "Air Europa abre ruta Madrid-Córdoba (Argentina) con cuatro vuelos semanales". EFE News Service. 18 December 2016. ProQuest 1849965727.
  7. ^ "Santos recibió al primer vuelo directo Miami-Córdoba de American". Government of Argentina (in Spanish). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ^ Ripoll, Florencia (10 January 2023). "El "hub" Córdoba sigue golpeado: hasta donde llegó la recuperación de vuelos y pasajeros en 2022". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). ProQuest 2764298032.
  9. ^ "Aerolíneas terá quatro rotas de Córdoba e Rosário para o Brasil no verão". Panrotas (in Portuguese). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Flybondi terá voos diretos da Argentina para Maceió". Aeroin (in Portuguese). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "SKY Airline operará mais duas rotas para o Brasil". Flap International (in Portuguese). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.